So long time lurker, longer time dreamer.

I've been reading eBooks and watching free video courses for a few months now and am gonna plunk down the money for Drop Ship Lifestyle the next time it goes on sale. I'm looking to start a long term venture into eCommerce.

My biggest battle is that I live in China.

I see that some people see this as a benefit when it comes to importing and tsting products but I'm looking at the absolute ground floor right now, drop shipping. What is the best way to go about contacting suppliers and such while living in China? Use Skype? Will funny call quality or the fact that I'm not in the US throw them off?

Obviously any insight is beyond helpful and many thanks.